Director

Eva Brandys

Eva Brandys, owner of Park Cities School of Music & Lakewood Conservatory
of Fine Arts, began her formal musical training in her native Poland,
and she continued her education in the United States. Ms. Brandys holds
a Masters of Music degree in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy from Southern
Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, TX, as well as Bachelors in Piano
Performance from Dallas Baptist University (DBU) in Dallas, TX.

Eva has over two decades of experience as a piano instructor in both private
and group settings. She has taught piano in Poland, England, and she has
taught stateside in such settings as Dallas Baptist Children’s Lab
School, SMU Piano Preparatory Department, and DALLAS/MUSIC, Inc. She is
a member of the Dallas Music Teacher’s Association (DMTA), Texas
Music Teacher’s Association (TMTA), and the Music Teachers National
Association (MTNA).

Ms. Brandys served as a Dallas Music Teachers Association (DMTA) Chairman
of the Sonata-Sonatina-Baroque Festival for four years (2008 - 2011).
Presently, Ms. Brandys serves as DMTA Member-at-Large on the Board of
DMTA. She holds Certification at Levels I, II, III for the Orff-Schulwerk
Association. The American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) is a professional
organization dedicated to the creative teaching approach developed by
Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman. Musical concepts are learned through singing,
chanting, dance, movement, drama and the playing of percussion instruments.
Improvisation, composition and a child's natural sense of play are
encouraged. Ms. Brandys also holds a Texas Educator Certificate for All-Level
Music (Grades PK-12). In December 2014, Eva successfully completed the
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, a joint effort with Dallas
Co. Community College District and limited to a small number of participants.
She is an active member of Junior League of Dallas (JLD), Lakewood Women
in Business (LWIB), and Park Cities/North Dallas Women in Business.

Eva Brandys released her first EP entitled “Eva” on November
10, 2016, showcasing her original piano compositions including:

Over the course of her career, Ms. Brandys has performed throughout Europe,
Canada and the United States. She has given both solo and chamber performances.
Although her main focus has been classical music and original composition,
she has broadened her musical horizons by adding pop, contemporary, blues,
jazz and tango to her repertoire. Presently, she is a well-respected piano
instructor and performer in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, owner/director
of Park Cities School of Music (PCSM) in Dallas, TX, and owner of Lakewood
Conservatory of Fine Arts (LCFA), the sister school to PCSM set to open
in January 2016.